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  • Air Force Assistance Fund 2007 campaign begins Feb. 12

    This year's Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign, from Feb. 12 to May 4, will provide Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of the four official Air Force charitable organizations. The 512th Airlift Wing points of contact for this campaign are Capt. Connie Williams, 512th Maintenance Group, and 1st Lt. Kandy Playford,
  • Capt. Randy Correia, 512th Security Forces Squadron commander, welcomes his 2007 honorary commander, Capt. Victor Ayala with the Wilmington Police Department and the commanding officer of the uniform services division. The 512th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, and its active-duty counterpart, the 436th Airlift Wing, inducted more than 50 community leaders in the 16th Annual Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony at the Landings Club on Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb.15 (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)

    Dover Team welcomes honorary commanders

    More than 50 community leaders were inducted in the 16th Annual Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony at the Landings Club on Dover Air Force Base Feb.15. The honorary commanders program first began at Dover AFB in 1992, with 41 community leaders. To date, nearly 700 community leaders have participated in the program. Civic leaders are matched with
  • The 948th Security Forces Squadron may not be an actual squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Del., but the 948th Security Forces Award is a real honor bestowed upon deserving security forces Airmen. The 948th name is derived from adding the 512th and 436th prefixes together. The 512th Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit that works side-by-side its active duty counterpart the 436th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Three 512th Airlift Wing reservists bestowed 948th honor

    The 948th Security Forces Squadron may not be an actual squadron here on base, but the 948th Security Forces Award is a real honor bestowed here annually to deserving security forces Airmen. Three reservists and two active duty members were recognized with the honor Feb. 2 in the Team Dover guard mount room. They are Staff Sgt. Maria Cordova,

  • 512th Airlift Wing names annual award winners

    The 512th Airlift Wing selected its annual award winners for 2006. They will be recognized at the June 10 commander's call. Airman of the Year Senior Airman Anthony Palma, 46th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation apprentice, is the Airman of the Year. After less than a year in the Air Force Reserve, Airman Palma volunteered for a four-month

  • Commentary: Command chief bids farewell

    It has been such a rewarding and humbling tenure as the 512th Airlift Wing command chief. Little did I know that when I joined the Air Force Reserve at Dover Air Force Base more than 27 years ago, I'd some day have the honor of serving as the command chief. I came to Dover because I wanted to work on airplanes and maybe even get a chance to someday

  • 512th Maintenance Group reorganizes, accommodates Dover Air Force Base's new C-17 mission

    During a ceremony Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. here, the 512th Maintenance Group reorganized to accommodate the upcoming C-17 Globemaster III mission and align the group with a structure similar to the rest of the Air Force. While the ceremony marked the end of a 30-year run of Dover Air Force Base's sole C-5 mission, it was the beginning of a new era as the
  • The 512th Public Affairs Office hosted a base tour Jan. 9 to a dozen Polytech High School students who are members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Program. The group was especially interested in the Aero Club as their high school offers aviation courses. Aero Club opportunities are available to a variety of patrons including ROTC, reservists, base civilians, retirees and more. To see the complete eligibility list, log onto www.doverafbservices.com/leisure_recreation/flight_training.php. The center is approved for flight training and testing under the Federal Aviation Administration, which qualifies for use of Veterans Administration benefits. Located in Building 447, the club's office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and they are closed on weekends and holidays. For more information, call (302) 677-6365. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Veronica A. Aceveda)

    Future aviators

  • DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- InterGroup International, an Ohio-based company that buys, reprocesses and sells scrap metal, cuts the wings off of the April 3, 2006 C-5 mishap aircraft here Jan. 24 using giant mobile shears. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jason Minto)

    Gone with the wings: Removal nearly complete at C-5 mishap site

    The wings of the C-5 aircraft that landed short of the runway here April 3 were removed Jan. 17 by an Ohio-based contractor. Using giant mobile shears, InterGroup International, a company that buys, reprocesses and sells post-industrial scrap, chopped the wings off the remaining C-5 shell from the site of the mishap. "We're very excited to finally

  • Civilian alert: Personnel Services Delivery coming soon

    Air Force civilian employees will soon see more functions within Civilian Personnel Flights automated, much like Airmen have seen through Personnel Services Delivery initiatives. The PSD vision is to establish a common platform for delivery of personnel and pay services to the total force, anytime, anywhere through the use of Web and voice response
  • Delaware and the Internal Revenue Service offer electronic filing for state and federal income tax. For more information on filing state taxes, visit www.state.de.us/revenue. The Internal Revenue Service Web site is www.irs.gov. April 15 is the deadline for filing federal taxes, and April 30 is the deadline for filing Delaware taxes. (U.S. Air Force graphic/1st Lt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Tax tips for taxing times

    Tax season is here, and the military offers tools to assist reservists to make filing a little less taxing. In addition to Military One Source is offering free tax software to servicemembers and their families, the 512th Airlift Wing has two trained unit tax representatives. Master Sgt. Michelle Anderson, 512th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, and
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